25 top health headlines on Thu Dec 1, 2022

1. LSHTM researchers launch new global health research group on HIV-associated fungal infections - News-Medical.Net

   

   News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 9:38 pm) - Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are co-launching a new global health research group on HIV-associated fungal infections. Read more

2. Tri-demic concerns: COVID-19, RSV & the flu | LiveNOW from FOX - LiveNOW from FOX

   

   YouTube (December 1, 2022, 9:12 pm) - Peter Chin-Hong, MD, a professor in the UCSF Health Division of Infectious Diseases, speaks with LiveNOW's Andrew Craft about tri-demic concerns regarding CO... Read more

3. Malaysian Stroke Patients Bear Most Long-Term Care, Disability Costs: Galen - CodeBlue - CodeBlue

   

   Galencentre.org (December 1, 2022, 9:02 pm) - 55% of post-stroke survivors require partial or complete dependence on a caregiver; 35% regain full independence post-stroke treatment – Galen Centre's White Paper on stroke. Read more

4. Egypt mothers misled into Caesarean sections - campaigner - BBC

   

   BBC News (December 1, 2022, 9:01 pm) - Egypt has a high Caesarean section rate, with doctors accused of using it for cash and convenience. Read more

5. HIV/AIDS in Montreal: Maison du Parc has offered shelter for more than 30 years - CTV News Montreal

   

   Ctvnews.ca (December 1, 2022, 8:43 pm) - As Canadians marked World AIDS Day on Thursday, one volunteer at a Montreal housing facility shared his story about the centre that he says has been a life-changer for so many people. Read more

6. Wild New Hypothesis Suggests IBS Could Be a Form of 'Gravity Intolerance' - ScienceAlert

   

   ScienceAlert (December 1, 2022, 8:26 pm) - There's an invisible and relentless force acting on your bowels right now, and it might be causing some people serious irritation. Read more

7. Study implicates gut microbiome health in Parkinson's disease - News-Medical.Net

   

   News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 8:23 pm) - A new study published in the journal Nature Communications discusses the links between this condition that affects the brain and changes in the gut microbiome that may predate brain changes. Read more

8. San Jose commemorates World AIDS Day - KRON 4

   

   YouTube (December 1, 2022, 8:13 pm) - KRON4's Charles Clifford reports. Read more

9. Using cationic nanonmaterials to target visceral adiposity - News-Medical.Net

   

   News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 8:06 pm) - Researchers have long been working on how to treat obesity, a serious condition that can lead to hypertension, diabetes, chronic inflammation, and cardiovascular diseases. Read more

10. First-in-humans test provides promising results for a broadly neutralizing antibody HIV vaccine - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 8:01 pm) - A Phase 1 clinical trial provides promising results for a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) HIV vaccine, according to a new study. Read more

11. Welsh primary school pupil dies after contracting invasive Strep A - The Guardian

    

    The Guardian (December 1, 2022, 7:47 pm) - Public Health Wales say severe symptoms extremely rare and it is unlikely other pupils will be affected Read more

12. Gargling with povidone-iodine may reduce salivary viral load in COVID-19 patients - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 7:46 pm) - A prospective, randomized, open-level clinical trial demonstrates that gargling with povidone-iodine accelerates viral clearance and reduces saliva infectivity in patients with asymptomatic or mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The trial findings have … Read more

13. ASK Wellness raises awareness on World AIDS Day - CFJC Today Kamloops

    

    CFJC Today Kamloops (December 1, 2022, 7:44 pm) - KAMLOOPS - The ASK Wellness Society went back to its roots Thursday for World AIDS Day. ASK planned two events... Read more

14. Exercise Snacks: The 10-Minute Workout Hack for Any Schedule - Healthline

    

    Healthline (December 1, 2022, 7:41 pm) - Research suggests that short bursts of vigorous activity throughout the day can have a positive effect on your overall health — and save time too. Read more

15. San Diego scientists could find new cure for Alzheimer's Disease - CBS News 8

    

    CBS News 8 (December 1, 2022, 7:41 pm) - Researchers are discovering that targeting deteriorating neurons could effectively treat or even prevent Alzheimer's disease. Read more

16. Study shows how ketamine administration starkly changes neuronal activity patterns in the brain - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 7:33 pm) - Ketamine, an established anesthetic and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circuits, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers. Read more

17. World AIDS Day - WPBF 25 News

    

    YouTube (December 1, 2022, 7:29 pm) - World AIDS DaySubscribe to WPBF on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1qfxvbXGet more West Palm Beach news: http://www.wpbf.comLike us: http://www.facebook... Read more

18. Very low-calorie and vegan diets improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 7:29 pm) - Very low-calorie diets and vegan diets improve weight loss and anthropometric markers in type 2 diabetes patients. Read more

19. Research shows biological sex as a crucial factor in the effectiveness of anti-aging drugs - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 7:19 pm) - The effect of medicines on women and men can differ significantly. This also applies to the currently most promising anti-aging drug rapamycin, as researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne and University College London have no… Read more

20. Infectious Covid virus can stay on some groceries for days - BBC

    

    BBC News (December 1, 2022, 7:14 pm) - Scientists did the study for the government to better understand possible exposure to shoppers. Read more

21. New metagenomic study reveals global landscape of antimicrobial resistance - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 7:03 pm) - There are large geographical differences in both how frequently resistant genes occur and in which types of bacteria the genes are found. Read more

22. Haldimand-Norfolk health unit urges flu shot amid surge - Hamilton Spectator

    

    TheSpec.com (December 1, 2022, 7:02 pm) - Confirmed influenza cases up steeply this winter Read more

23. COVID-19 infection may lead to long-term liver injury - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 6:57 pm) - COVID-19 infection is associated with increased liver stiffness, a sign of possible long-term liver injury, according to the results of a new study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Read more

24. Optimal blood tests for development of new therapies of Alzheimer's disease - Newswise

    

    Newswise (December 1, 2022, 6:55 pm) - A new study have identified which blood tests are best at detecting Alzheimer's disease during the earliest stages, and another blood test that is optimal for Read more

25. Two experimental mRNA vaccines highly effective in reducing malaria infection and transmission - News-Medical.Net

    

    News-Medical.Net (December 1, 2022, 6:51 pm) - Malaria is found in more than 90 countries around the world, causing 241 million cases and an estimated 627,000 deaths every year. Read more